For those who have installed Energy Suspension Bushing

How the hell do you get the front lower control arm off? I cant seem to get the bastard off even with a hammer.

you have to remove;

lower ball joint nut
tension rod [2 bolts]
swaybar endlink
now, with the bolt STILL IN the lower control arm and the subframe, use a crazy style long ass crowbar and pry the lower ball joint out of the hub.

remove the last bolt [i.e. the LCA to sudbframe]

step on the balljoint end of the LCA and tap with rubber/hard plastic hammer untill removed

I just burned the bushing out while the ball joint was still connected. I will use you crowbar method on the other side when i get to it. Thanks.

Haha fuck bushings! Seriously! The biggest pain in the ass ever! Good luck, while your doing it, make everyone on this site a step by step how to ;-) Where the bushings go, how to install and where etc =)

might as well.

Yeah, I have the full front and rear master ES kit, and if I didn't have a pres and oxy-acetelyne torch, I would've been screwed. The front is defientily easier then the rear though, well at least on my 97', but the suspension isn't all that different from an S13. Good luck, you have any more questions, ask away, I have quite a bit of experience in doing this.

The front is not too bad, just need to install one more swaybar bushing. I would have finished the front a few days ago, but i think i got CO poisoning or something, and was throwing up all day. It might have been a flu, not too sure.